Stanchion.



G. G. FRIBERG.

STANOHION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1913v Patented Dec. 9

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G. G. FRIBERG.

STANGHION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1913 Patented Dec. 9 1913.

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citizen-oi 'tliefUniteil States, resial As an object of the invention steal upon a pin 12 secured. in

designed to engage the notches 19 01"" EDEEEC, 'WISEZQNSIN.

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' at Frecleric, town of Daniels, in the, eoumy of Burnett and State of Wisconsin, lie-vs in.- ventecl a, new and useful Stsnehion; anti 1 lo-hereby declare following to be a lull,

clean and e actiiescriptios of the invension,

such as will enable others skillepi in art to which it spperleins to make snrl use the same. i

This invention relates to a new and usful stanchion for cattle stalls.

is the aim to provide means for opening or closing a plurality stanchion-s simultaneously.

In practical fields 1e details of construei-ion may necessitate slice etions, to which the palentee is eniitlezi, provided the e l-ten tions fall Within she seeps of what is claimed. v

The invention comprises flirt-l features sncl 0on1 inetion-of vparts as hereinafter sei; fort-h, shown. in the drawings and clainiezl in the ilrawingsz-l igure l. a view in elevation of one or more stegnoliionsi, sh ing the same closed; Fig. 2 is ssimilar view, showing the. stencliions opened. Fig. an enlarged detail view of the upper pop tion of the stsnohions, Fig. s is enlsrgeci detail. view 0 the look.

Referring fnore especially to ings, l designates the base of she stall i'isin from which are a series of posts or stsnw erais 3, there being two to each stanchion, These standards or posts connect in any suit-able manner at 4; to the upper bars 5, to which mve seenrei'l by means of bolts or i s v e v Fmssss, i

v to fall in plane as shown othei lilillelll G brackets '2' which form has igs i the i'esipiocsting sod S.

lilountei i? the rod ssre sleeves 9, oeivseen the ends of each of which upon the bolts 10, a cable or chain 11 is secured, the purpose of which will presently appear. Pivthe' base of each stall. is a frame 13, comprising a vertical rofi 14 having at its ends transverse rods or tubes 15 and 1. Pivoted to the lower I'OilS or ib'nbes. 38 are the oscillating stanchion bars 1? the upper emls of which terminate in beveled portions 18, which are i the pivoiecl latch members 20, which are pivoted to the rods or tubes 15. Alsopivoted upon the same pivot as the latch members are the ij-sliapecl sisnoliion holders 21, in which the stanchion ears are movable, that is, when the'liolers are thrown upwardly and out- Waf iily. The holders 21 are provided with entisfi'ietional rollers 22' to engage the stanchion oars, Wllfiffi allowing the holders in Fig. l by graviteigion, thereby closing the stanchion bars, so that the upper beveled endel? the stanchion basis will engage the notches of the latch members 19. The upper bars or tube 151133 e chain c'onnection23 with the bars '5 on which the pulleys 2 are mounted. The chains or cables 11 pass over the pulleys 2e and are sonnee'ted to the latches 19, which latches, when miseil, loy reoi roosting the rod. 9 engage. under its e217: ns1ons'25 of the Soiallfihlflll holders '21. T1 e latch members 1.9 are P 1st; operated su oiently to allow the beveled ends of the stanchion bars l7 so vbe fires of she notches of the latch members, films the latch members engage under the extensions 25, so that the holders 21 will be oscillated. on their pivots, thereby allowing he stsnohionbsrs l? to fall open ostwsrily and partly downwardly, by gravitation, until limited. by the sntl-fnctional rollers 22 Coil springs 27 connect the bars or XOilS so the base of the stalls, in oiosy i?- l'zolcl the frames 13 yielclebly in position. The sprii'ig eonne netween the rod 9 ba 5. Mounted in a bracket 29 of s- 3. [he smmisrds 3 is a, pulley 30 over which cable's}? chain passes, one end of which is ooi'inectedl i0 sleeve on the rod. While the other end is connected to an eye of one 0:? he seesioes of the lever 35.

The lever or lflillfil {lie section. 3 thereof is pivoted 36 so the standard or post 3, there sein log 37 to engage any one of the two E ii of the segment 38 to hold the l. vet low-v11 or up. 'll'iis dog 37 may be disengsgeil from! the notches or teeth of the segment 88, by pulling upon the flexible rod By ilirowing the lQVQK downwardly on. its pivot 36 the Tel 8 may be reciprocsted to operate the stanchion bars. It will be seen that the lever, O111Pfl$8$ the ewe sections 3% and. -10 pivotedtogether at 451. When operating the lever, the extension 42 of the section 4-0 engages the section 34, as will he understood, in order that the lever may sci as a rigid ro-il when. being moved downwardly. After the lever 35 is swung or oscillated downwardly on its pivot 36, and held in such position by the dog 37 engage ie :1

ing a notch of the segment 38 as shown in Fig. 2,the section 4.0 of said lever may be thrown upwardly on its pivot ll, as shown in Fig. 2. I

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is 1. In an apparatus as set forth, a pivoted stanchion frame having a pivoted stanchion bar, a U-shaped stanchion holding member pivoted to the upper portion of'said frame, a latch member to be engaged by said stanchion bar, said holding member having an extension to be engaged by the latch. member subsequently to releasing the stanchion bar for operating the holding member upon fur- .ther movement of the latch member to allow the stanchion bar to open automatically by gravitation, and means for vactuating the latch member. v v

2. In an apparatus as set forth, a pivoted automatically gravity opening stanchion bar, a latch member therefor, and a U-shaped holding member actuated by the latch mem-- her to allow the stanchion bar to automatically open, and means for actuating the latch member.

3. In an apparatus as set forth, a pivoted automatically gravity opening stanchion bar, a latch member theretor, and a U-shaped Holding member actuated by the latch membeito allow the stanchion bar to automatically open, and'means for actuating the latch member, said latch member when released by said means restoring the holding member to its normal position by gravitation, and the weight of said holding member closing the stanchion bar.

4. In an apparatus as set forth, a pivoted stanchion frame having a pivoted stanchion bar, a U-shaped stanchion holding member pivoted to the upper portion of said frame, a latch member to be engaged by said stanchion bar, said holding member having an extension to be engaged by the latch member subsequently to releasing the stanchion bar for operating the holding member upon further movement of the latch member to allow the stanchion bar to open automatically by gravitation, a reciprocating rod, a lever mechanism having connections with said rod to operate the same, and connections between the rod and the latch member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUNARD G. FRIBERG. Witnesses Anvm liumnno, LOUIS A. COPELAND. 

